by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jun 22, 2021 | Operations, Podcast, SJCC
Executive Summary Properly planning and monitoring the work can result in a safer and more profitable activity. Here’s one way to do it in utility installation. Dig Baby Dig! In underground utility excavation, the critical driver of both productivity and the overall...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jun 18, 2021 | Estimating, News, Podcast, SJCC
Executive Summary Many approaches exist for estimating – two of them being a theoretical approach versus a production history approach. One is based on what you think, the other on what you know. These terms may not be familiar to you, but the difference in execution...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Aug 28, 2020 | Business Development, News
Executive Summary Just three random important things for contractors that didn’t make up an article all on their own: the legality of audio recording, running one man short, the golden rule of bid forms. What’s this article about? It’s about being a smart contractor...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 31, 2020 | Cost Controls, News
You can find Part 1 here. Let’s run through an example. Let’s do an example so you see some of the challenges. Let’s take one cost code in your budget – let’s look at roadway subgrade. Below we have the budget for this cost. You can see the cost code is “1001” and...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 31, 2020 | Cost Controls, News, Podcast
Executive summary. An accurate job cost projection is vital to Company survival. And it’s not too complicated if you know the budget, the timing of your costs, and can do a little bit of estimating. It’s NOT about blindly relying on quantities completed! What’s a...